MELBOURNE: Two slabs per day


Police from the Melbourne Bicycle Patrol have helped catch a man alleged to have stolen 88 slabs of alcohol in Melbourne in recent months.
In conjunction with officers from the Melbourne West Neighbourhood Policing Team, police apprehended the prolific slab stealer during an operation in Melbourne’s CBD, whereby officers inside a neighbouring supermarket allegedly observed him select his usual slab of choice from the Spencer St bottle shop and walk out, about 9.15am on Wednesday (July 16).
The man is alleged to have stolen roughly two slabs a day, worth approximately $160, from three bottle shops in Melbourne, Dock-lands and Fitzroy, for the past six months. Total value of the alcohol stolen is alleged to be approximately $14,000 worth.
The 33-year-old man of no fixed address was interviewed and subsequently charged with 130 counts of shop-steal.
He was remanded to appear at Mel-bourne Magistrates Court on August 1.